Three former Cube Entertainment artists reveal: "Female trainees were cut without hesitation if they couldn't maintain weight in the 40kg range"

SOURCE: 큐브 퇴사자 3인 폭로 "女연습생 40kg 초반 유지 못하면 거침없이 잘라"(이창섭)

BTOB's Lee Changsub, APINK's Park Chorong, and HIGHLIGHT's Son Dongwoon shared the harsh trainee culture during their time at their former agency.

Recently, a video titled 'We're here to discipline today's K-Pop (APINK, BTOB, BEAST)' was posted on Changsub's Youtube channel. In the opening, the production team surprised him by saying, "Weren't you from Cube? We've gathered people who resigned from Cube." Soon after, Chorong and Dongwoon appeared, and the three greeted each other warmly.

The three went on to discuss the strict rules and atmosphere during their time at Cube Entertainment. Recalling her trainee days, Chorong said, "There were evaluations every weekend and every end of the month." Changsub added, "Weekly evaluations were just about what you practiced that week, but monthly evaluations were basically about whether you'd be fire or not." Chorong recalled, "It was truly terrifying."

Changsub shared, "Every month was nerve-wracking. They cut people without hesitation," adding, "You could even get fired if you couldn't lose weight." When Chorong mentioned, "We were weighed every Monday," Changsub agreed, saying, "Same for us. I was 80kg when I first joined the company, but then I dropped to 60kg."

He continued, "They wanted the girls to be in the low 40kg range and the boys in the mid 60kg range. For the taller ones, they wanted them in the low 70kg range," sharing the strict standards at the time.

Chorong shared a particularly frightening memory, saying, "When I couldn't lose weight, my dance teacher told me, 'Chorong-ah, you're in danger right now. People upstairs are talking.' I remember crying while running on the treadmill after hearing that," drawing sympathy.

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Rude fan who threw her cellphone to Chorong in the middle of a concert

There was this segment where Apink's members walked around the stage while giving gifts for their fans. Chorong's gift was taking a selfie using her fans' cellphones.

She finished taking a selfie, and was about to get up and get moving but suddenly, a fan threw her cellphone towards her;;

It was dangerous since she threw it really high, it almost hit Chorong's face;;

But fortunately, Chorong avoided it and the phone hit her stomach instead before it fell to the ground. The sound of the phone hitting the ground is so much louder than the fans' cheerings and the song, you can see it in the fancam.

She's in the position where she could've just gotten mad, but instead, she just took the phone from the ground and took a selfie;;

And then, he returned it to the fan with a wide smile on her face. It's really upsetting me..

I guess it's true that being an idol is a really tiring job... She can't even get mad at that rude fan, and can't even express her own real feelings..

I don't know how to end this post, so here's a picture of Donggeun..!!

+) I hope the number of rude fans will decrease by the year 2017..ㅠㅠ

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1. [+55][-3] No matter how much that fan wanted Chorong to take a selfie on her phone, it's not right to just throw her phone to Chorong's face like that..  Having a phone drop on your feet is already painful enough..

2. [+50][-8] If I was Park Chorong, I would've just stepped on the phone instead..

3. [+44][-2] Look at how kind Park Chorong is..ㅠㅠ This doesn't only apply to Chorong, but to any other idols too.. Please don't throw stuffs to them.. People don't say being an idol is a tiring job for nothing.. I know she probably didn't mean to throw it to her face, but it could've hit her face and it's dangerous..ㅠㅠ

3. [+28][-2] Just imagine how surprised Chorong to see that..ㅠㅠ All of Apink's members truly love their fans so much, but Park Chorong is the member who love their fans the most.. When LUV first won at a music show, she cried alone in her room and the other members went and comfort her.. They even posted something on their official cafe to thank their fans.. They're a bunch of angels.. People might point their fingers at these girls, saying that they won't make it or flop. But I don't care, they will forever be my favorite singers. Even forever doesn't actually exist, I will love them forever.. 

4. [+26][-1] I'm into boy groups, but I have to admit that Apink's members are all angels.. They're really close with each other, and from the youtube videos I've watched, they're all very pure and innocent.. They've never caused any problems.. Apink is famous for being innocent-dol, and they're also very pure.. It's amazing how they have never caused something scandalous or controversial until this second.. They look like angels..

5. [+16][-2] Are you crazy?? What if that really hit Chorong's face?? A fan..??? Bullshit.. She's probably just a douchebag who wanted to see celebrities in person.

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91liners just uploaded a new selfie! (Infinite, Apink, BTOB)

They took another selfie after a year passedㅋㅋㅋ

Chorong said that time passes by really fast, but she hasn't changed at all..

Nothing has changed except the fact that they got prettier and more handsome..

I really like Apink's new song, 'Cause You're My Star' ㅎㅎ

I hope their friendship will last forever..

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1. [+46][-0] ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Pink Pandas' reactions are so funnyㅋㅋ They say it's their first time seeing Changsub looks normalㅋㅋㅋ

2. [+44][-0] It has been one year since this picture was takenㄷㄷ They're just a bunch of 26 months old babies..ㅠㅠ Lee Howon is so freaking handsome, I don't know what to do..

3. [+37][-0] Changsub has never looked that normal in every pictures he takesㅠㅠㅠ Thank you so much, Changsub-ahㅠㅠ

4. [+25][-0] All of them are really good-lookingㅠㅠ I hope your friendship will last forever, Infinite-Apink-BTOB!!!!!<3

5. [+19][-0] ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ<3

6. [+14][-0] Chorong is a little bit bad at taking selfies.. She looks way prettier in pictures that other people takes for her..

7. [+13][-1] It's my first time to listen to their new songs and I fell in love as soon as I heard it.. The dance, the stage outfits, and the songs are all perfect..ㅜㅜ I have to listen to it as much as I can.. I'm rooting for the friendship between these three groups!

8. [+11][-0] Shy 91linersㅋㅋㅋㅋ It would've been really nice if Jinyoung was there too..ㅠㅠㅠ

9. [+10][-0] I love to see Lee Howon interacting with other idolsㅠㅠㅠ Let's get along well as their fans..

10. [+10][-0] Imagine how nice it would be if the stylists give them pretty outfits everyday..

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Lee Changsub's real personality

I'm in love with him.. There's no way that you can't fall in love with him..

Apink guested in Yang and Nam Show today and they tried the 'Friendship Test' by calling one of their closest friends and ask them to lend some money.

Eric Nam asked Chorong who was she going to call, and she said she had no one to call beside Changsub. I'm starting to love him at this part.

And his voice when he picked up the phoneㅜㅜㅜㅜ It sounded really friendly..

Chorong: Things are not going well for me right now..

Chorong: Can you lend me $2500?

Changsub: Is there something wrong?

He was probably curious about what happened to Chorong until she had to borrow a lot of money from him. But he only asked if there was something wrong and asked her to send him her account number.

Changsub: Send me your account number

She asked for $1500 more, and this was his answer:

Changsub: Okay

Changsub: You can pay me back with $4000 and 20 cups of coffee

He was afraid Chorong would feel guilty for borrowing a lot of money, so he tried to joke around a little bit.

The exit of his fandom is nonexistent..

I'm jealous of both Changsub and Chorong..

Friends forever~

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1. [+54][-2] I'm a Melody and I think Changsub and Chorong have a really nice friendship.. And Chorong seems to be a really kind person.. I, once again, fall in love with him after hearing his voice when he picked up the phone..

2. [+47][-1] His voice when he first picked up the phone and said 'Why are you calling this early?' is the whole point of the show...

3. [+38][-1] I'm falling in love with Changsub once again today.. When will he let me restㅜㅜ 

4. [+31][-0] At first Chorong asked for $2500 and Changsub agreed, but then Chorong asked for $1500 more and he hesitated for a second, but said yes in the end..ㅠㅠ And the way he said that Chorong could pay him back with the money and 20 cups of coffee makes me realize that he's a really nice and friendly person..ㅠㅠ

5. [+26][-0] Just like what Chorong said, the only close friend she has is Changsub. But Changsub tries hard to make her another friends by gathering her up with Hoya, Jinyoung etc, and I'm really thankful for that..ㅠㅠ I hope this friendship of theirs will last forever!!

6. [+21][-0] I'm an Apink's fan and I almost stanned Changsub after watching that show..ㅋㅋㅋ

7. [+20][-0] I hope people will stop assuming that they're both dating just because they're really close to each other like that.. I think they're just friends, a really close one in fact.. They say that you succeed at life when you have a real friend like that..

8. [+17][-0] Whoa.. It would be really nice to have a really nice friend like him.. I lso aheard Park Chorong and Lee Changsub often share their concerns with each other.. I'm really jealous of this friendshipㅠㅠ

9. [+16][-0] I love BTOPinkㅠㅠ

10. [+14][-0] F*ck it Changsubㅠㅠㅠ I'm.. just going to die..

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Idols who still get called as babies eventhough they're already in their 20s

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-Our Jimin is indeed a babyㅠㅠ

-Well honestly.. Idols are just babies in their fans' eyes..

-Jihoon is a babyㅠㅠㅠ He even behaves like a babyㅠㅠㅠ

-Xiumin and Jinhwan really look like a baby.. 

-Aigo.. That's our cutie, Yongsunie..

-Jimin is literally a baby, though?? He's only 22 weeks old..

-I thought Jimin was an angel??

-Minseok is a 27 months old babyㅠㅠ

-Jihoon is a real baby..

-There are some idols who are almost 30 in this list...

-Minseok is a fairyㅠㅠ A cute fairyㅠㅠ

-Park Jimin and Lee Jihoon are the real babies here..

-Minseok and Woozi really look like babies..

-Seungri should be in this list too..

-Jinhwan is a 23 months old babyㅠㅠ

-Kim Jinhwan is a real baby.. Oh, am I wrong..? He's a fairy..

-I can't believe my baby is going to be 28 next year..

-Every idol groups have at least one member who looks like a babyㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Oh..? I was expecting to see Jungkook here..

-Joohyun-ah, you're a baby right?ㅠㅠ

-Our Jihoon is not a baby, he's a fairy.

-I can't believe the OP didn't put Ricky in this list..

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